English Explanatory Dictionary

mormaer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A regional or provincial ruler in the mediaeval Kingdom of the Scots.

Word forms

mormaer mormaers mormair mormaor

Etymology

From Gaelic (cf. mórmhaor), likely borrowed from Pictish *ᚋᚑᚏᚋᚐᚓᚏ.

Derived words

mormaerdom mormaership
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